Occasions

CHAPTER 5 | One Step Forward

And sure enough, this time my father again asked me to come home and bring Reza along. Dad did find it suitable for him, because he finally found the right opponent to play chess pieces. Opponents are quite tough, I don't think if Reza is smart to play chess.

Not only that, Reza also likes the world of fishing. He used to go out to sea with his father and friends, fishing together without telling me.

I breathed out violently. “I can't go home yet, Dad. My work is still piling up.”

After explaining how busy I was with work, dad finally understood and understood it. “I love you too. Tell mom that I love her too. Bye.” The phone call ended.

Putting down my phone, I leaned my back on this soft work chair. Stretch the body, take a breath and then exhale. I had expected this to happen, but I could not tell my father and mother if Reza decided to end our closeness.

Yes, closeness, maybe this word is the most appropriate to describe the relationship between me and him. Just close. Without status and without feeling. Might as well.

Every day I go through as usual, go back to my own office and go home by myself. Driving my car again, which had been parked in the apartment garage for a long time. Only occasionally have I touched it in the last two years to heat up the machine, take it back and forth to the office. But this time, I will use it again to accompany my daily life.

“Adell!” the voice of a woman in the back made me turn reflex. It turned out that the voice came from the mouth of Sandra, my co-worker and best friend all along.

Sandra pulled out a chair belonging to my colleague next door, which was right behind the cubicle. Maybe the owner of the chair is not there, I thought. “What?”

Sandra's face looks wry, like the look on the face of a small child who is sulking because it is not bought a toy. “Why the hell? Ugly very.” I'm adding.

“Temenin out, yuk! Deadlock this idea!” his weakness.

“Where to go? To the rooftop of this building?”

I chuckle. “Trus out to where?”

Sandra seemed to think for a moment, her eyeballs running to and fro, like she was thinking hard.

“Mau take it out aja pake thinker. It says it's dead end idea.”

“Thinking the same place of work is clearly much different. So don't protest!” Sandra's getting louder, making me laugh softly.

I like to tease him when his mind is chaotic like that, being a separate entertainment for me. Especially if he was faced with several deadlines, he would look more terrible than a male lion.

Using Sandra's car, we walked down the streets of the capital, heading to one of the cafes in the Kemang area. Favorite place Sandra if being weird with a little trouble life. It takes about 25 minutes to get there from the office distance. It was quite far away, but Sandra really liked the cafe. The place is very cozy and suitable for removing fatigue.

Sandra had been struggling with her MacBook from the beginning we sat in one corner of this cafe. He immediately worked on his obligations that were delayed due to his brain that was not too fresh, already like fruit, which would feel fresh more gress. But that's how Sandra, she must be like that, her brain must be invited to relax so that the work is quickly completed.

While I sat in front of him prefer to read a fiction novel. Romance because I love the romantic world. Not a bouquet of flowers or a packet of chocolate, for me romantic is enough with behavior. How to treat others sincerely.

A few years ago, I no longer believed in love. For me dating long distance is not about love, but about trust. Love and trust are very different. It was different when I met Reza. He made me subconsciously, feel the meaning of love again.

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